What is behind tougher European policies on immigration?

Centrist parties adopting harsher stance as far-right support rises.

Recent elections in Europe have seen wins for parties with harsh stances on migration, mirroring Donald Trump’s success in the US vote last year.

Inflamatory claims shape political debate, while statistics deny a link between rising crime and migration.

So, why is this happening?

Presenter: Sami Zeidan

Guests:

Suzanne Lynch – Associate editor and author of the Global Playbook newsletter at Politico

Zoe Gardner – Independent migration policy researcher and advocate of rights-based policies

Meghan Benton –  Director of the International Program at the Migration Policy Institute, an independent research organisation

Read More

  • Related Posts

    European Central Bank leaves rates unchanged as economy weathers Trump’s tariffs

    This page either does not exist or is currently unavailable. From here you can either hit the “back” button on your browser to return to the previous page, or visit…

    European postal services suspend shipment of packages to US over import tariffs

    This page either does not exist or is currently unavailable. From here you can either hit the “back” button on your browser to return to the previous page, or visit…

    You Missed

    Lucy Letby ‘used as scapegoat for failings of senior doctors’ according to her childhood friend

    Lucy Letby ‘used as scapegoat for failings of senior doctors’ according to her childhood friend

    Distraught woman admits to using ‘homeless man’ from viral AI prank to file fake sex abuse report

    Distraught woman admits to using ‘homeless man’ from viral AI prank to file fake sex abuse report

    Reform UK gets first House of Lords member as Tory donor jumps ship

    Reform UK gets first House of Lords member as Tory donor jumps ship

    ‘See me one more time before I die’: Thomas Markle issues desperate plea to Meghan from hospital bed  

    ‘See me one more time before I die’: Thomas Markle issues desperate plea to Meghan from hospital bed  

    ‘I don’t want to die estranged from Meghan. I want to meet my grandkids and Harry’: Thomas Markle speaks to the Mail’s CAROLINE GRAHAM from his hospital bed in this world exclusive interview

    ‘I don’t want to die estranged from Meghan. I want to meet my grandkids and Harry’: Thomas Markle speaks to the Mail’s CAROLINE GRAHAM from his hospital bed in this world exclusive interview

    Multiple homes DESTROYED as out-of-control bushfires wreaks havoc on suburbs north of Sydney

    Multiple homes DESTROYED as out-of-control bushfires wreaks havoc on suburbs north of Sydney